Rural Montanans asked about national public safety network coverage in a FirstNet state consultation meeting in rural Glasgow this month, FirstNet Region 8 Outreach and Consultation Lead Tracey Murdock wrote in a Wednesday blog post. FirstNet also visited Billings, Montana’s largest city, with a population of about 115,000, Murdock said. “Montana public safety leaders also expressed interest in the potential cost of subscribing to the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, the use of their own devices on the Network, the security of data, and meeting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules,” she wrote. “We also received feedback on the types of mobile applications they wished they had, such as layered mapping to know what is under the road and real-time satellite imaging for wild fires. An EMS [emergency medical service] provider discussed how the network could improve access to emergency information that is now only available to law enforcement.”
Rural Montanans asked about national public safety network coverage in a FirstNet state consultation meeting in rural Glasgow this month, FirstNet Region 8 Outreach and Consultation Lead Tracey Murdock wrote in a Wednesday blog post. FirstNet also visited Billings, Montana’s largest city, with a population of about 115,000, Murdock said. “Montana public safety leaders also expressed interest in the potential cost of subscribing to the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, the use of their own devices on the Network, the security of data, and meeting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules,” she wrote. “We also received feedback on the types of mobile applications they wished they had, such as layered mapping to know what is under the road and real-time satellite imaging for wild fires. An EMS [emergency medical service] provider discussed how the network could improve access to emergency information that is now only available to law enforcement.”
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., joined public interest and consumer groups Thursday as expected (see 1610170062) in encouraging the FCC to adopt strong rules for ISP privacy, set for a vote at the Oct. 27 commissioner meeting. Meanwhile, government and industry officials told us, the provisions on how and when ISPs are allowed to offer broadband at a lower cost to consumers willing to give up some privacy protections are emerging as a big issue, but one that has gotten little attention. The FCC released its sunshine notice for next Thursday's meeting, which includes the privacy order. Business data service rules that are also on circulation didn't make the cut, as was expected (see 1610200047).
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., joined public interest and consumer groups Thursday as expected (see 1610170062) in encouraging the FCC to adopt strong rules for ISP privacy, set for a vote at the Oct. 27 commissioner meeting. Meanwhile, government and industry officials told us, the provisions on how and when ISPs are allowed to offer broadband at a lower cost to consumers willing to give up some privacy protections are emerging as a big issue, but one that has gotten little attention. The FCC released its sunshine notice for next Thursday's meeting, which includes the privacy order. Business data service rules that are also on circulation didn't make the cut, as was expected (see 1610200047).
Maryland first responders in Prince George’s County rolled out a smartphone app for alerting CPR-trained citizens of cardiac emergencies nearby. The county’s Fire/Emergency Medical Service Department will use the PulsePoint Respond app for iOS and Android, PulsePoint said in a news release Wednesday. The app, which can be used by anyone trained in CPR, also notifies users of the location of the closest automated external defibrillator. The department is the first in the National Capital Region to adopt the app, said Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. “It gives our residents and visitors the ability to know when a cardiac arrest is occurring close by, to respond quickly, and to attempt potentially lifesaving CPR while our paramedics travel to the scene.”
Maryland first responders in Prince George’s County rolled out a smartphone app for alerting CPR-trained citizens of cardiac emergencies nearby. The county’s Fire/Emergency Medical Service Department will use the PulsePoint Respond app for iOS and Android, PulsePoint said in a news release Wednesday. The app, which can be used by anyone trained in CPR, also notifies users of the location of the closest automated external defibrillator. The department is the first in the National Capital Region to adopt the app, said Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. “It gives our residents and visitors the ability to know when a cardiac arrest is occurring close by, to respond quickly, and to attempt potentially lifesaving CPR while our paramedics travel to the scene.”
Maryland first responders in Prince George’s County rolled out a smartphone app for alerting CPR-trained citizens of cardiac emergencies nearby. The county’s Fire/Emergency Medical Service Department will use the PulsePoint Respond app for iOS and Android, PulsePoint said in a news release Wednesday. The app, which can be used by anyone trained in CPR, also notifies users of the location of the closest automated external defibrillator. The department is the first in the National Capital Region to adopt the app, said Fire Chief Marc Bashoor. “It gives our residents and visitors the ability to know when a cardiac arrest is occurring close by, to respond quickly, and to attempt potentially lifesaving CPR while our paramedics travel to the scene.”
Radio broadcasters need to adapt their businesses to keep pace with technological change, speakers on numerous panels said Wednesday at the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters' Fall Broadcast Management Conference. The increased competition in media, rise of online advertising and the shift toward measuring viewership through portable people meters (PPM) has changed the way stations now need to operate in order to remain viable, said Tony Gray, CEO of Gray Communications. The current climate has reduced the importance of radio personalities in generating an audience, Gray said. "This is the reality of the industry," he said.
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 10 (some may also be given separate headlines):
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit temporarily blocked a federal judge's order that would have required online classified advertiser Backpage.com to produce some documents Monday to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. PSI has been engaged in an 18-month inquiry into online sex trafficking. The three-judge panel said Friday it issued the administrative stay of U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Rosemary Collyer's Sept. 16 ruling because it needs more time to review the dispute. The D.C. Circuit's order "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits" of Collyer's decision, it said. The order comes a day after CEO Carl Ferrer was arrested on felony charges of sex trafficking in Texas.